University of Pennsylvania - School of Arts & Sciences

College of Arts & Sciences

The undergraduate division of Penn Arts and Sciences, the College is the academic home for more than 6,200 students and provides a liberal arts foundation for all Penn's undergraduates. Spanning more than 50 majors and 2,000+ courses, the College offers a unique take on the classic liberal arts education.

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Graduate Division

The home of doctoral programs in the arts and sciences, with more than 30 graduate groups that award the Ph.D., as well as a number of programs leading to the degrees of Master of Arts, Master of Science, and Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.).

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College of Liberal and Professional Studies

LPS is the home of lifelong learning at Penn, with options for high school, undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, graduate, summer, and online studies as well as customizable professional training with courses that span across disciplines.

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Arts & Sciences News

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Timothy Rommen Appointed Vice Provost for the Arts

The Davidson Kennedy Professor and Professor of Music and Africana Studies will begin the new appointment on Jan. 1.

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Vaughn A. Booker Named George E. Doty, Jr. and Lee Spelman Doty Presidential Associate Professor of Africana Studies

Booker is a historian of religion whose scholarship and teaching center on 20th-century African American religions.

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Patrick Walsh Named William Warren Rhodes-Robert J. Thompson Professor of Chemistry

Walsh works in the areas of catalysis, methods development, and reaction mechanisms.

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Michael Mann Appointed Vice Provost for Climate Science, Policy, and Action

The Presidential Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science and Director of the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media will begin his new appointment on Nov. 1, 2024.

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Scott Moore Named Department of Defense Senior Advisor for Climate Security

In this role, Moore, Practice Professor of Political Science, will help shape U.S. government policy at the intersection of climate change and national security.

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Penn Arts & Sciences Launches Plant ARC

The Plant Adaptability and Resilience Center aims to enhance plant development and fortitude in the face of climate change.

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Omnia

OMNIA, the premier publication for all things Penn Arts & Sciences, features a diverse array of faculty, students, and alumni who are blazing trails on a global level.

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